The Fundraising Coach

JANUARY 17, 2025

From tight budgets to limited staffing, these hurdles can make even the simplest event feel overwhelming. Budget Constraints Tight finances can make it difficult to secure venues, hire vendors, and provide high-quality experiences for attendees. However, many organizations face common challenges that complicate the planning process.

Budget

GiveSmart

DECEMBER 3, 2024

Are there utility bills or other fixed costs donors could support? This framing gives donors a tangible sense of purpose behind their donation and checks needed things off your list. Marketing Ideas Digital Impact Report You likely have your annual impact report ready, but have you considered sending it digitally ?

Goals

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Large nonprofits with large fundraising teams may have the budget to hire a full-time grant writer; however, the process to hire a grant writer often takes more than 6 months from start to finish. Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today.

Consultant

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 25, 2024

Utilize online databases and grant directories to broaden the search. Budget Details how funding should be allocated. Budget A detailed account of the financial resources needed, including direct and indirect costs. To delve deeper into managing finances related to your proposal, explore our article on budgeting for grants.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 23, 2025

We’re here to debunk the top AI myths, explore how ethical AI grant writing tools can boost your efficiency, and discuss why AI-driven grant strategy is the future of grant readiness. We even provide ongoing training and coaching so everyone on your team can easily utilize it. That’s not just readiness. That’s power.

Grant Writing

DoJiggy

APRIL 29, 2025

So lace up your skates and get ready to roll! Budgeting for Your Roller Skating Fundraiser Effective financial management and budgeting are vital components of organizing a successful roller skating fundraiser. Begin by creating an event budget that outlines all expected income and expenses.

Fundraising

Millionaire Grant Lady

FEBRUARY 10, 2025

Large nonprofits with large fundraising teams may have the budget to hire a full-time grant writer; however, the process to hire a grant writer often takes more than 6 months from start to finish. Unlike a new grant writer that takes time to hire and train, Alex and her team are ready to step in to support your fundraising team today.

Consultant

Get Fully Funded

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

In fundraising terms, this means you can break the mammoth task of raising money for your operating budget into small steps that feel less intimidating. With your plan in place and your infrastructure built, you’re ready to start fundraising (so Stage 3). Fundraising is a skilled profession. Key #3: Describe the impact.

Funding

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 7, 2025

Clarify what AI can draft (like boilerplate sections or budget rationales) and what must stay human-led (like personal stories or your theory of change). Empower your staff to support grant readiness, even if you have only one grant writer. Budget data, program outcomes, and stories live across your org, not just in development.

Grants

Allied Grant Writers

DECEMBER 26, 2024

For those ready to embark on this journey, exploring online grant writing courses and utilizing grant writing templates can provide powerful resources to aid this process. These programs often cover various facets of the grant writing process, including research, proposal writing, budget preparation, and project evaluation.

Grant Writing

Grant Writing Made Easy

JULY 29, 2025

Most nonprofit teams utilize these kinds of tools to get started. Or, maybe, they utilize these tools because they have limited capacity to create something more beneficial. Your Standard Grant Narrative and application library are built-in and ready to pull from. We’ll get you set up and ready to hit the ground running.

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Planned Giving

MAY 12, 2025

This guide offers the most practical, scalable approach to launching a planned giving programeven if you’re a small nonprofit with limited staff and budget. Program Readiness Assessment Rate your organization’s readiness on these key factors (1=Not Ready, 5=Fully Ready): The form can be filled in the actual website url.

Policy

DoJiggy

JULY 8, 2025

These activities don’t require a large budget but can have a big impact, especially in school fundraising. Fundraiser Leaderboard – Utilize your fundraising platform to display a leaderboard of top fundraising participants in real-time. Ready to supercharge your fundraiser?

Fundraising

Center for Major Gifts

JANUARY 22, 2025

Together, they paint a fuller picture of who might be ready to deepen their relationship with your organization. Utilizing Advanced Research Tools Many donor management systems come equipped with built-in reporting and dashboards, providing quick snapshots of donor trends like increases or decreases in giving over time.

Metrics

Grant Writer Team

JULY 24, 2025

Many organizations don’t have the time, budget, or internal resources to manage the grant writing process effectively. Some sources only utilize experienced writers with extensive, proven track records. Final Note When you are ready to hire a professional grant writer, visit GrantWriterTeam and post a classified ad.

Grants

Pamela Grow

FEBRUARY 27, 2025

Its helpful to organize this section according to the five primary categories of nonprofit revenueindividual donations, corporate philanthropy, earned income, investments, and grants to align with your budget and internal records. Internally, this report is most useful for budgeting.

Liability

Wild Apricot

JUNE 24, 2025

Nonprofits operate with tight budgets and small teams, and staying connected with donors, volunteers, and members is a major priority. Nonprofits utilize it differently depending on their goals, audience and tools. HubSpot Best for : Larger nonprofits with a budget and need for advanced automation and CRM integration.

CRM

DoJiggy

MARCH 4, 2025

Get ready to turn your prom night into the most unforgettable experience with these 10 creative and profitable Prom and After-Prom fundraising ideas! So, get ready to make memories, have fun, and raise money with these creative and lucrative prom and after-prom fundraising ideas.

Fundraising

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 23, 2024

Here are six practical tips to ensure your nonprofit is ready to respond swiftly and effectively during a disaster. Utilizing technological tools can significantly enhance your communication and coordination efforts. Mobile Apps: Utilize mobile apps designed for disaster management to coordinate efforts and track resources.

Utilities

Blackbaud

MARCH 7, 2025

We build a budget that is fair, balanced, and built on evidential history, but flexible ready for whatever hiccups and bumps come along. Im sure everyone is mildly familiar with budgeting. Meetings, approvals, and publication of the finalized budget are involved. Why Do Nonprofit Budgets Change? What do you do?

Budget

Blackbaud

MAY 6, 2024

Like a good recipe, your nonprofit budget requires high-quality ingredients, easy-to-follow steps, and a knowledgeable cook or two to put it together. Here are a few simple steps to help you create a solid budget that helps your organization allocate resources effectively and makes your budgeting process easier.

Budget

Blackbaud

APRIL 4, 2024

Let’s face it—budget planning can cause a lot of stress and anxiety for nonprofits. Most organizations face frequent budget cuts, which creates organizational uncertainty and a scramble for new funding options. Analyzing your budget this way also allows you to understand the ROI of each program.

Finance

Blackbaud

MAY 27, 2024

It’s budget season, and the spreadsheet chaos has begun. You want to document your process to save yourself valuable time next budget season. You want to be able to easily report on budgets in a variety of accurate, clear ways without too much fuss, and know what was approved versus what’s been modified. What if it raises more?

Budget

CauseVox

MAY 23, 2023

Struck by the power of the Google Ad Grant, we wondered why more nonprofits were not utilizing it. This means tens of thousands of organizations are missing out on millions in free online ad budget. Ready to rock the Google Grant game and make it rain free advertising dollars? We are here to change that!

Grants

Grant Writing Made Easy

MAY 1, 2024

If hearing about nonprofit budgets makes you cringe a little ( or a lot ), keep reading. In 2024, the grant landscape for nonprofits has evolved significantly, emphasizing the need for meticulous financial planning and transparent budgeting to meet funder expectations. We’ve got you.

Budget

Qgiv

JUNE 10, 2022

Before we dive into how to successfully utilize digital marketing for fundraising event engagement, let’s take a look at what digital marketing is and why you need to include it in your practice. Utilize a platform like Qgiv to help you host virtual auctions and mobile bidding. What is Digital Marketing? Why Do You Need It?

Utilities

Blackbaud

APRIL 8, 2024

Many don’t cover operating costs or have a small allotment for indirect costs such as salaries, insurance, and utilities. These can be used to pay operating costs such as rent, utilities, and salaries. Ready to see how a fund accounting system can simplify how you track your unrestricted funds? What are Unrestricted Funds?

Funding

GrantNews

JUNE 7, 2024

Often, grant funders require a budget, letters of support, and further documents to be submitted with the grant application. While many of these grant forms are digital now, there are still many tried and true practices that seasoned grant writers utilize that will help your organization get a leg up on the competition.

Grants

Blackbaud

DECEMBER 20, 2023

Working with a lean budget means even the slightest unexpected expense can create a stressful situation. Lead a Revenue-Wise Strategy Session As a financial leader, you touch all areas of your nonprofit organization through budgeting, forecasting, and expense management. So many nonprofits found 2023 to be particularly stressful.

Indirect Cost

Grant Consulting Services

MARCH 26, 2023

Grant optimization and readiness helps you determine if your organization is eligible and helps prepare your organization to start applying for grant funding. In order to make sure our clients are as ready as possible to apply to potential grantmakers based on their requirements we have to first assess. What is Grant Optimization?

Readiness

Assel Grant Services

MARCH 10, 2024

Small organizations sometimes don’t have the staff capacity it takes to utilize all the features they offer. Within each year’s subfolder, create folders labeled application , budget, attachment , correspondence , and reporting. Data or donor management systems are excellent tools, but you only get out of them what you put in.

GPC

Planned Giving

JANUARY 25, 2024

Only about 1 percent of all nonprofits utilize a planned giving program. We’re not yet ready to start. Even a small, budget-strapped nonprofit can launch an effective planned giving marketing campaign. Nonprofits are still struggling to recover from 2022’s 10.5 percent drop in donations. We don’t have the money.

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Qgiv

JUNE 6, 2023

To optimize your advertising budget, create a marketing strategy to establish the best time for your organization to use ads. Boosted Posts Once your Facebook page is ready to go, it’s time to create your ads. These custom audiences give your organization a fantastic opportunity to utilize Facebook’s lookalike audience option.

Demographics

CauseVox

DECEMBER 8, 2023

Utilizing this data helps you determine the optimal times to launch specific campaigns, aligning with donor behavior and preferences. Kickstarting the budgeting journey involves setting a comprehensive, year-long fundraising goal. For instance, let’s consider a total operating budget of $200,000.

Calendar

Blackbaud

FEBRUARY 15, 2024

If you’re ready to make a plan to retain your volunteers, start with these six tips. Utilize Their Strengths Volunteers feel valued when they can use their expertise for a good cause. If the budget permits, allow guests. People do want to get involved when and where they’re needed. Pro Tip: Host a volunteer appreciation party.

Retainer

amplifi

JULY 25, 2024

A donor survey is another under-utilized and powerful outreach tool. If your appeals and other communications contain anything about meeting your budget, you have some work ahead of you. For example, depending on the size of your organization and your nonprofit’s budget, you might be ready to invest in fundraising software.

Fundraising

Get Fully Funded

MAY 1, 2023

Be ready to share in the Financial section how this growth will impact your budget, both in revenue and expenses. This section will show potential partners that you are professional, serious, and ready to act with whatever funding they can provide. Will you need more refrigerated space? More trucks? More staff or volunteers?

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